Help needed: Problem with CRS

[newlife]

Oops....this black spot disease can be so fatal...having 2-3 pieces dying off each day is pretty bad.

Wondering where this disease came from.....

Bro...maybe you can check with those shop that is more specialist in shrimps...like Midori or CRS heaven...

[Neutral81]

Hi Bro... Went to CRS Haven this morning, hoping to get some medication. But the shop say he haven't heard of this disease before and there is no medication that he can recommend.

Anyway it seems that this is one of the few rare cases that is happening in Singapore. Maybe just share about this disease so as to let other aware of them.

I bought a batch of 10 shrimps and all the shrimps seem to appear fine. (Therefore it seems that the shrimps might already got the diseases by then but have not develop the symptom.)

After a week, i noticed that about 3 - 4 pieces of new batch of shrimps got the black spot symptom developing. 1-2 days later, i realized that my own shrimps also got small black spot developing... and just after another week, the diseases has spread to my whole tank of shrimps of about 40-50 Pieces. This disease is very contagious. So once you see one piece got this symptom please isolate them immediately. (However i believe even if before they develop this black spots they are already spreading the disease. Therefore please take note.)

As of now at least 10 pieces of my shrimps are gone. The remaining are less active, hiding most of the time but they still got eat a bit. But definitely, they have infected and LFS do not have any recommendation for medication... So bro out there, please note of this disease. Attach is one pic of the infected shrimp. The black spot mostly happened on the red color part.

[haywas_35]

hi bro,

i got it from jurong west a young guy.

i think should be same source. now i just check seem like almost 50% of my crs all got it liau. each day have about 2 to 3 pcs die one by one. so most likely i believe my whole tank will gone in no time

If it is a disease, bro from Jurong shrimp will already be wiped out. Check your water condition? What soil are you using?

[cheetf]

CRS don't turn from red to black overnight.

[schizome]

This is new, some fungal infection perhaps?

[newlife]

Bro.... This photo look more clear then the rest...really look kind of serious...

It's a new diesease...I have try searching the net for you but doesn't seem to get a source for it. Like what Silane says...till now only a few have been affected...some other country have meet this problem already.

Anyway...all brothers here just have to keep a look out...as it can spread quite fast and it's not a joking matter. Nothing to do with the water parameter....

[berber]

if you guys dont mind.. why not share with us through pm or just posting here who is selling those shrimps??? so as to better prevent more ppl from getting shrimps from him/her

[sword28]

bro Neutral81 and richgoh,
really sorry to hear that the disease is spreading in your tank.
hope you can find remedy soon and share with us.

bro haywas_35,
so you know the bro from jurong? so his shrimps are safe?
perhaps you should get him to reply to this thread and clarify things.
if he has remedy, maybe he should share with the Neutral81 and richgoh.

[silane]

Neutral81 and richgoh, I have med, should be able to cure this, though I have not test it as I have not have black spot dieases. Both of you can come and get from me for free.

[WiNd08]

Kudos to bro Silane

Hope all shrimps will recover asap!

[newlife]

Hopefully Shrimp Master can help.... Cheers...

[berber]

master silane to the rescue!!! welcome back!!!

[Xmant]

Do handle your infected shrimp tank with care? We are not sure whether the virus or bacteria could do any harm to human.

Just my 2 cents.

[martin.kwang]

Thank bRo on the clear photo you given ...

[Xmant]

SInce at the request for help on black spot disease from a bro in this forum, I extend my help to those in need.

My formulated medicine works positively on most parasites and some bacteria. Maybe it could provide a cure to black spot disease too. I didn't test on black spot disease yet as mine didn't have such a problem.

PM me and we will discuss it separetly.

[eviltrain]

bro Xmant, maybe you can get those infected CRS and try those medication on them first. don't think i'm introducing any shrimps in my tank liao. just wait for them to reproduce themselves.

[Xmant]

bro Xmant, maybe you can get those infected CRS and try those medication on them first. don't think i'm introducing any shrimps in my tank liao. just wait for them to reproduce themselves.

Sorry bro, I am a very busy person. Don't have the bandwidth to do any testing on these shrimps by my own. It takes time and a lot of refinement. They are contagious too. I don't want my shrimps to get infected due to my negligence.

[martin.kwang]

Master Sliane should be back to singapore

[goody992828]

Wow really didn't know that bad, the picture shows really awfully infected.... sad to here that. I will also not to introduct new shrimp for the time being.... worry might get infected as well.

Any way hope master Silane or Xmant potion can help to cure all the infected shrimp.

[Xmant]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Very sad to hear that my kindness of offering help on medication had led to a lot of disputes amongst the members here. Heard a lot of bad rumours were going on and un-proclaimed. If I ever hear any rumour again from today onwards regardless forums, PMs or MSNs, I will stop my help immediately even I have promised you earlier. My help is genuine and for the good of the members.

As for those who had bought soils from silane, I can assure you that his soils are safe for shrimps. I have used them in my tanks without any problem, still using.

Virus, bacteria or fungus can be come from anywhere. Most likely they are spreading from newly bought shrimps, unknown source. So for those who are new at shrimp keeping, my advise to you is to put them in quarantine. If not, case like black spot disease can be very troublesome. Not just have to find a cure for shrimps, you have to overhaul all your tank setup and equipment. Don't rule out the possibility that some of these harmful viruses or bacterias may residue in your filtering system and tank walls. They may come back again and attack your shrimps if you did not clean them thoroughly enough. It will become your nightmare. I am no joking on that.